Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
329,052 |
140,505 |
469,557 |
1990 |
319,220 |
134,368 |
453,588 |
2000 |
345,642 |
148,140 |
493,782 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
364,727 |
158,103 |
522,830 |
More information on Wyoming population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
38,098 |
39,476 |
38,519 |
2006 |
40,208 |
41,676 |
40,655 |
Percent change |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
37,250 |
42,818 |
38,941 |
2006 |
38,622 |
44,723 |
40,455 |
Percent change |
3.6 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
1989 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
11.9 |
1999 |
11.9 |
10.3 |
11.4 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
9.7 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
More information on Wyoming poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
23.6 |
18.7 |
22.1 |
1990 |
17.7 |
15.3 |
17.0 |
2000 |
12.5 |
11.3 |
12.1 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
40.0 |
39.8 |
40.0 |
1990 |
34.5 |
29.9 |
33.2 |
2000 |
32.1 |
28.3 |
31.0 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
19.9 |
22.8 |
20.8 |
1990 |
29.8 |
34.2 |
31.1 |
2000 |
33.4 |
38.5 |
35.0 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
16.5 |
18.7 |
17.2 |
1990 |
18.0 |
20.5 |
18.8 |
2000 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
More information on Wyoming education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
62.15 |
62.15 |
62.14 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
32.88 |
34.30 |
34.40 |
Percent of total land area |
52.9 |
55.2 |
55.4 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
2.84 |
3.03 |
2.99 |
Percent of total farmland |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
Percent in pasture |
25.4 |
24.3 |
30.3 |
Percent irrigated |
38.7 |
39.4 |
32.1 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
1.53 |
1.80 |
1.30 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.79 |
0.76 |
0.72 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
Percent in pasture |
90.3 |
90.6 |
81.8 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
28.95 |
30.19 |
30.25 |
Percent of total farmland |
88.1 |
88.0 |
87.9 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.30 |
0.32 |
0.44 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.19 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
3,772 |
3,633 |
3,651 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
23.4 |
25.3 |
31.0 |
100 to 499 acres |
26.1 |
25.0 |
24.4 |
500 to 999 acres |
12.4 |
11.6 |
10.2 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
10.1 |
10.3 |
8.7 |
2,000 or more acres |
28.1 |
27.8 |
25.6 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
36.7 |
38.6 |
46.8 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
23.5 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
13.6 |
12.4 |
10.6 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
18.8 |
17.2 |
16.0 |
More than $500,000 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
4,051 |
4,878 |
5,560 |
Percent of total |
46.5 |
51.7 |
59.0 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
3,436 |
3,410 |
3,082 |
Percent of total |
39.4 |
36.1 |
32.7 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
1,229 |
1,155 |
780 |
Percent of total |
14.1 |
12.2 |
8.3 |
|
Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
6,781 |
7,349 |
7,566 |
Percent of total |
77.8 |
77.8 |
80.3 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
788 |
877 |
680 |
Percent of total |
9.0 |
9.3 |
7.2 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
976 |
972 |
928 |
Percent of total |
11.2 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
52 |
60 |
66 |
Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
119 |
185 |
182 |
Percent of total |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.4 |
54.3 |
54.1 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
64.4 |
59.6 |
61.1 |
Men (persons) |
7,922 |
8,503 |
7,890 |
Women (persons) |
794 |
940 |
1,532 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
9,100 |
8,800 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
150,078 |
199,556 |
+ Final animal output |
878,846 |
768,253 |
+ Services and forestry |
252,854 |
280,218 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
1,281,778 |
1,248,027 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
820,019 |
799,484 |
+ Net government transactions |
-15,217 |
-25,836 |
= Gross value added |
446,542 |
422,707 |
|
- Capital consumption |
140,793 |
144,631 |
|
= Net value added |
305,749 |
278,076 |
|
- Factor payments |
187,278 |
188,060 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
107,347 |
108,733 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-177 |
-7,110 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
80,108 |
86,437 |
|
= Net farm income |
118,471 |
90,016 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
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|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Cattle and calves |
744,263 |
69.8 |
1.5 |
2. Hay |
64,881 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
3. Hogs |
40,947 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
4. Sheep and lambs |
37,048 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
5. Sugar beets |
30,794 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
|
All commodities |
1,065,931 |
|
0.4 |
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More information on Wyoming's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Feeds and fodders |
34 |
14.0 |
2. Feed grains and products |
35 |
11.4 |
3. Wheat and products |
42 |
10.6 |
4. Live animals and meat |
35 |
8.5 |
5. Seeds |
30 |
6.8 |
|
Overall rank |
44 |
61.4 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Goshen County |
13.8 |
119.5 |
2. Platte County |
9.2 |
79.9 |
3. Laramie County |
7.6 |
65.5 |
4. Fremont County |
6.9 |
59.9 |
5. Park County |
6.1 |
52.9 |
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State total |
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863.9 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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